Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)
by Nora Roberts
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Author: Nora RobertsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-28
ISBN: 051513287X
Number of pages: 358
Publisher: Jove
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- ISBN13: 9780515132878
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Book Reviews of Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)
Book Review: Fire Needs to be Stoked
Summary: 3 Stars
I read the first two installments of the Three Sisters Island trilogy and anxiously awaited the release of Face the Fire. In fact, I set my computer calendar to pop up a reminder at 7:30 AM the morning this book went on sale. (Ok, so I'm a biblio-aholic, I admit it - I also have other author's new releases set for reminders, e.g. Jeffrey Deaver, Iris Johansen, as well as Nora Roberts). It's a great way to get the books hot off the press! So, the reminder comes on, I call a friend who just happens to be going to Sam's Club, and beg him to pick up a copy and drop it off at work for me so I could begin reading during my lunch break. (I already admitted that I'm addicted to books!). And then I restlessly waited for the clock to strike noon... Boy was I ever disappointed!
Face the Fire focuses on the third witch in the series, Mia Devlin - the knockout redhead with a strong sense of self who has honed her witchcraft to a level others only dream about. We've been given glimpses of Mia in the other two books and heard about the love of her life, Sam Logan. It seems that Sam had run away from Three Sisters Island and Mia when he was just out of high school. Now he's returned over a decade later to try to win her love back and take over the Magick Inn, previously owned by his family. But we weren't told in the other books that Sam too is a witch. That was an interesting twist of events.
Typical plot for a love story, but then you throw in the island curse to change it a bit. Mia (her power is Fire) must make the right choice about her heart and Sam or evil will prevail and the island will sink into the sea. In Dance upon the Air Nell (her power is the Air) made the right choice with Zack and overcame the evil set against her. In Heaven and Earth Ripley (her power is Earth) curbed her anger and chose Mac and life. So everyone already knows that Mia will make the right choice in this one, because it's predictable, as it's supposed to be in a romance book. At least with the first two the reader was enthralled and kept entertained until the very end with emotional drama that has made Nora Roberts famous.
If I had to use one word to describe this book is would be "lacking". It lacks the character development Roberts' fans expect. It does have decent development, but we don't get inside Sam and Mia's heads and truly understand their personalities. It lacks excitement. Come on, the evil always coming in the form of a wolf to Mia. Also there are bits and pieces that are superfluous to the story. The visiting author going to the island for a book signing just didn't fit. Was Roberts making a plea to some small island bookstore to invite her to do a book-signing event? It makes me wonder because there was absolutely no purpose otherwise for this subplot.
There were a few moments when there was hope for something spectacular - like when the garden gnome came to life (reminiscent of Stephen King's Shining). But those moments went by without being developed into something fantastic.
I truly enjoyed the first two books in the series, and give this one an "average" rating. It would be interesting if Nora Roberts writes an epilogue to this series someday or another trilogy featuring the children of these couples. She's got the makings of great plot lines: magic, charismatic characters, fantastic scenery, and untapped energy. She just needs to develop them and capture the reader, like we've grown to insist upon from her.
Summary of Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)
Mia Devlin knows what it?s like to love with your whole heart?and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared?and determined to live without love...
The new owner of the island?s only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia?s affections. He is puzzled when she greets him with icy indifference?for the chemistry between them is still sizzling and true. Angry, hurt and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit that a passion for Sam still burns up her heart. But she?ll need his help?and his powers?to face her greatest, most terrifying challenge. And as the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse draws near, they must take the first steps toward destiny?and come together to turn back the dark...
Setting: Three Sisters Island
Sensuality: 7
A stunningly beautiful, powerful witch who possesses the gift of Fire, Mia Devlin locked her heart away when Sam Logan rejected her youthful love and left Three Sisters Island. Eleven years later, Sam returns to the island to claim Mia and take over his family business, the Magick Inn. Passion still burns between them, but Mia refuses to trust the man who once tore her life apart, leaving her grieving and alone. It's imperative that they find a way to resolve their thorny, complicated relationship for time is running out and the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse is near. Mia has the steadfast aid of her two sisters of the heart, powerful witches that rule Air and Earth, but without Sam's help, even Mia's powers may not be enough to keep her alive until the deadline. And unless Mia makes the right choice about her heart and Sam, evil may win in the final confrontation, destroying all their lives and Three Sisters Island as well.
Face the Fire is the third and last book in bestselling author Nora Roberts's trilogy of witches, magic, and an age-old curse that began with Dance upon the Air and Heaven and Earth. This novel boasts a vivid seaside setting, sympathetic characters, and enough details about the practice of magic to intrigue the most cynical of readers. This is Roberts at her best. Don't miss it. --Lois Faye Dyer
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